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    <p class="header1">Generate Sprint Backlog Page</p>
    <p>This page walks you through the steps of generating a sprint backlog.</p>
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    <p class="header2">Generating the Sprint Backlog</p>
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        <li>Select the sprint from the dropdown list that you want to generate the backlog for.</li>
        <li>Click "Next" to begin generating the backlog.</li>
        <li>The sprint resource table will appear with the following columns:
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            <li><font class="header3">Person</font> - This column includes the alias of the team member involved in the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Buffer</font> - This column includes the estimated work buffer for the team member during the selected sprint. The buffer indicates how much how a team member is able to accomplish during a standard 8 hour work day. A buffer of greater than 1 means that the team member is getting less than 8 hours of work done per day, while a buffer less than 1 means the team member is getting more than 8 hours of work accomplished.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">OOF Hours/Days</font> - This column includes the estimated out of office hours for the team member during the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Available Sprint Hours/Days</font> - This column includes the estimated number of hours/days the team member has to complete work during the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Calculate Sprint Time</font> - This column includes a checkbox which allows the user to select whether the Tackle page should calculate the available number of work hours for this team member, or if the value in the available hours column should be used. Tackle assumes the team member is a full time resource and calculates the available time by taking into account out of office time and the estimated buffer. This box should be left unchecked if the team member is a part time resource or has a fixed number of hours they can spend working for this scrum team.</li>            
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        <li>To add a brand new resource, click the "New Resource" button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions in the "Adding a New Resource" section below.</li>
        <li>To add all of the resources from the previous sprint to this sprint click the "Insert Resources From Last Sprint" link at the bottom of the table.</li>
        <li>To edit a resource follow the instructions in the "Editing a Resource" section below.</li>
        <li>To delete a resource follow the instructions in the "Deleting a Resource" section below.</li>
        <li>The master backlog table will appear with the following columns: 
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            <li><font class="header3">Product</font> - The column includes the name of the product this task is associated with.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Feature</font> - This column includes the name of the feature that tasks can be associated with.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Activity</font> - This column indicates the type of work this feature requires, for example development, testing or documentation.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Description</font> - This column includes the description of the feature. </li>
            <li><font class="header3">Master Rank</font> - This column includes a numeric value indicating the rank of this feature against all other feature for all products. For example, a feature with rank of one on this product should be completed before a feature of rank two on another product.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Hours/Weeks</font> - This column includes the number of hours/weeks it is expected to take to complete this feature.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Accumulated Time</font> - This column includes the amount of hours/weeks it will take to complete this feature and all the features ranked above it.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Sprint End</font> - This column includes the end date for the currently calculated sprint. This column is only calculated if the option "Calculate Sprint End" is checked at the top of the table.</li>
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        <li>The master backlog table is ordered by the master rank, which takes into account product and task priorities. The highlighted section of the table are the highest ranked tasks that will fit into the current sprint. This is determined by the estimated number of hours it will take to complete a task and the estimated number of available hours for all of the team members combined.</li>      
        <li>Select the checkboxes for the tasks that you wish to include in the current sprint's backlog.</li>
        <li>Click "Finish" to generate the sprint backlog, otherwise click "Cancel" to disregard the changes.</li>
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    <p class="header2">Adding a New Resource</p>
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        <li>Select the sprint to add resources to from the dropdown list at the top of the page.</li>
        <li>Click the "New Resource" button on the bottom of the page.</li>
        <li>A new row with the default name of "Person" will appear in the table.</li>
        <li>Enter the data in the columns, according to their descriptions below:
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            <li><font class="header3">Person</font> - Enter the alias of the team member involved in the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Buffer</font> - Enter the estimated work buffer for the team member during the selected sprint. The buffer indicates how much how a team member is able to accomplish during a standard 8 hour work day. A buffer of greater than 1 means that the team member is getting less than 8 hours of work done per day, while a buffer less than 1 means the team member is getting more than 8 hours of work accomplished.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">OOF Hours/Days</font> - Enter the estimated out of office hours/days for the team member during the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Available Sprint Hours/Days</font> - Enter the estimated number of hours/days the team member has to complete work during the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Calculate Sprint Time</font> - Select whether the Tackle page should calculate the available number of work hours for this team member, or if the value in the available hours column should be used. Tackle assumes the team member is a full time resource and calculates the available time by taking into account out of office time and the estimated buffer. This box should be left unchecked if the team member is a part time resource or has a fixed number of hours they can spend working for this scrum team.</li>
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        <li>Click "Update" to change the values for the row in the database, or click "Cancel" to discard the changes.</li>
        <li>If you select cancel, click the "Delete" to delete the default data from the database.</li>
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    <p class="header2">Editing a Resource</p>
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        <li>Click "Edit" in the row of the table you wish to edit.</li>
        <li>Edit the data in the columns, according to their descriptions below:
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            <li><font class="header3">Person</font> - Enter the alias of the team member involved in the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Buffer</font> - Enter the estimated work buffer for the team member during the selected sprint. The buffer indicates how much how a team member is able to accomplish during a standard 8 hour work day. A buffer of greater than 1 means that the team member is getting less than 8 hours of work done per day, while a buffer less than 1 means the team member is getting more than 8 hours of work accomplished.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">OOF Hours/Days</font> - Enter the estimated out of office hours/days for the team member during the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Available Sprint Hours/Days</font> - Enter the estimated number of hours/days the team member has to complete work during the selected sprint.</li>
            <li><font class="header3">Calculate Sprint Time</font> - Select whether the Tackle page should calculate the available number of work hours for this team member, or if the value in the available hours column should be used. Tackle assumes the team member is a full time resource and calculates the available time by taking into account out of office time and the estimated buffer. This box should be left unchecked if the team member is a part time resource or has a fixed number of hours they can spend working for this scrum team.</li>
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        <li>Click "Update" to change the values for the row in the database, or click "Cancel" to discard the changes.</li>
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    <p class="header2">Deleting a Resource</p>
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        <li>Click "Delete" in the row of the table you wish to delete.</li>
        <li>Click "OK" in the dialog box that appears to delete the resource, otherwise click "Cancel"</li>
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